Puncturing and dispensing device for oil cans



April 3, i951 J. E. BENIGAR PUNCTURING AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR OILCANS Original Filed Aug. l, 1940 Patented Apr. 3, 1951 UNITED STATESPUNCTURING AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR IL CANS James E. Benigar, rllulsa,Okla.

substituted for application Serial No. 349,075, August 1, 1940. Thisapplication May 28, 1947,

Serial N0. 751,099

3 Claims.

This application is a substitute for application Serial Number 349,075,led August 1, 1940.

This invention relates to a novel device for opening and dispensing thecontents of cans and more particularly to a device adapted for use foropening sealed cans of oil and for dispensing the contents thereof intothe crankcase of a motor vehicle.

More particularly, it is an aim of the invention to provide a deviceincluding an arcuately shaped frame having means for detaohably andslidably -niounting a can therein and a handle for supporting saidframe, said handle being compressile for actuating means for piercingthe ends of the can to form a dispensing opening in one end thereof anda vent opening in the opposite end oi the can.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device having afixed cutting member and a movable cutting member for piercing theopposite ends of a can, said movable cutting member being so constructedthat when moved to a projected position it will firsty move the canrelatively to the xed cutter to cause the xed cutter to penetrate oneend of the can and thereafter swing to a position for penetratingl theopposite end of the can. K

Still a further aim of the invention is to provide a device or" simpleconstruction which may be economically manuactured and sold and whichwill be light and durable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully apparent from the following'description of the drawing, whichillustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein- Figure 1 is aside elevational view of the opener and dispenser with the movable partsthereof shown in retracted positions,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical central sectional view of the samewith the movable parts thereof shown in projected positions,

3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the plane ofthe line 3-3 `of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a similar view taken substantially along the plane of theline i-ll of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein like referencecharacters designated like Vor corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views, It designates generally the can opening and dispensingdevice comprising the invention, and which includes a frame, designatedgenerally il, comprising a bar l2 and an elongated plate is which issecured. in any suitable manner, not shown, to one side of the bar l2.One end of the bar l2 extends beyond the corresponding end of the plateit the opposite end of the plate i3 extendsbeyond the opposite end ofthe bar E2. Plate $3, as best seen in Figures 3 and 4, is arcuatelyshaped in cross section and secured on its outer side to the bar I2.Plate I3 is shaped to receive a portion of a can, shown in dotted linesat id, and the frame ll is also provided with an arcuately shaped springclip I5, which is secured intermediate of its ends to the outer o1exposed side of the bar I2 and which is disposed transversely of thelongitudinal axis of the frame i I. The ends of the spring clip I5 areadapted to engage andyieldably retain the can it in position in theframe II, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2'. The extended, upper end ofthe bar i2 is bent to project at an oblique angle to the opposite end ofthe bar I2 and away from the plate i3 to form a handle portion l whichis provided with an opening il, adjacent its free end and by means ofwhich the device Iii may be hung on a hook or other supporting means,not shown. The bar i2 adjacent the end thereof which forms the handleportion IE is provided with an elongated longitudinal opening I8 thelower portion of which registers with a longitudinai slot lo in theupper end of the plate I3. Bar E2 is provided with spaced outwardlyprojeoting web or flange portions 2li which are suitablyl secured to theouter side thereof and contiguous with the slotted opening I8 which isdisposed to communicate with the space between the flange or webportions 2, as best seen in Figure 3.

A cutter 2i has a shank portion the free end 22 of which disposedlongitudinally oi the plate it, adjacent its lower end, and intermediateof its side edges, and which is secured to the plate i3 and the lowerend of the bar I2 by rastenings 22. The shank portion of the cutter '24,adjacent its secured end 22, is bent to project outwardly of the plateIS to form the shank portion 25 which terminates at its outer end in acutting blade which. projects upwardly therefrom. The side edges 2 ofthe blade 24 are sharpened to form cutting edges and the upper, free endci" the blade 2d is bent to extend inwardly and upwardly relatively tothe :trame li to terminate in the upwardly pro- K ei-ng point 2S. Blade2t, as best seen in Figure Il, is substantially wider than the portions22 and 23 which form the shank of the cutter 2i.

A blade "il is loosely mounted, intermediate of its ends, on a bolt 23which extends through ti'ieflanges and which is provided with anattaching nut on its threaded, shank end. One end or the blade Elentends through the slot i3 and normally disposed above the upper endthe A handle portion which is rcuately shaped in cross section, isprovided with at end thereof which are disposed the outer side' of theila-nge portions 20 which are apertured to loosely engage the bolt 28for pivotally mounting handle portion 3i! beneath the handle portion i@with its inner `opposite end of the can.

side facing upwardly. The opposite, shank end 32 of the blade 2':extends into the upper, inner side of the handle portion Si). A spring33 is coiled intermediate of its ends around the bolt 28. One end 34 ofthe spring 33 engages beneath the handle portion i6 and the opposite end35 of the spring is attached to the shank end 32 for urging said end andthe handle portion 3l! downwardly and away from the handle portion i6.The end 2S of the blade 2l is provided with an unsharpened under edgeportion 35 which rests on the upper end of the can i4 when the blade 21is in a retracted position, as seen in Figure 1, and is provided at itsouter end with a sharpened blade portion 3?,

From the foregoing it will be seen that the spring 33 normally holds theblade 27 and handle portion 3S in the positions, as seen in Figure l, sothat a can le, containing oil or the like, may be inserted into theframe Il and yieldably heid in the position, as seen in Figure l, by thespring clip I5 with. a portion of one end of the can resting on thepoint 26 and with the unsharpened portion 3E of the blade 2l engagingagainst the r.ihe lower, extended end of the plate I3 forms a spout 38Which is adapted to be inserted in the lling neck, not shown, of thecrankcase of the motor vehicle. The opening and dispensing device IE) isheld by the handle portions I 5 and 3e and after the spout 38 hasinserted in a crankcase iilling neck the portions I6 and Si? arecompressed relau tively to one another to cause the handle portion 3B toswing upwardly toward the handle portion I3. This upward movement of thehandle portion 35i will roclc. the clade 2]' to cause its shank end 32to move upwardly and its blade end 29 to move downwardly. The downwardmovement of the end 29 will cause the portion 3,5 to press against theupper end of the can if to slide the can downwardly relatively to theframe Il so that the lower end of the can will be pierced by the point2li and cut by the edges 25 to form an opening therein. The shape of theblade 2f! will cause the portion out thereby to be rolled inwardly ofthe can and away from the opening, seen in Figure 4. The upper end ofthe shank portion 22 will form a stop for limiting the downward movementof the can lli. The rocking movement of the blade end 29 will bring theblade portion 3? into engagement with the upper end of the can lil whenthe canhas reached the position, as seen in Figure 2, so that furtherdownward movement of end 29 will cause the blade portion 3? to piercethe upper end of the can ifi to form a vent opening in the upper endthereof to permit the oil to iiow freely from the opening formed by theblade 2s into the spout 3S and therealong to crankcase neck. Whenpressure on the handle portion 30 is released the spring 33 will causethe handle portion 30 and blade 2i to return to their positions, as seenin Figure l, so that after the contents of the can iQ have beendispensed it may be readily removed by an upward and outward pullthereon and the device iii is then ready to receive another can to beopened and dispensed.

Various modiiications and changes are contemplated and may obviously beresorted 'to as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has beendisclosed.

I claim as my invention:

l. en opening and dispensing device for cans comprising a frame, saidframe being arcuately shaped in cross section for engaging a portionframe forming a only of the side wall of the can and being provided withspring means for slidably and detachably connecting a can thereto, fixedpiercing means for engaging one end of the can, movable cutting meansfor kengaging the opposite end of the can, and compressible handle meansfor supporting the device and for actuating said movable cutting means,said movable cutting means having a cutting edge at one end thereof andbeing constructed and arranged whereby an unsharpened longitudinal edgethereof will initially engage the can for moving the can relatively tothe frame to cause the piercing means to pierce one end of the can saidcutting edge to thereafter pierce the opposite end thereof to formdispensing and vent openings, respectively, therein.

2. in opening and dispensing device for cans comprising an elongatedframe, said frame being arcuately shaped in cross section, one end ofsaid holder adapted to receive a can and to engage a portion of the sidewall thereof, a spring connected, intermediate of its ends, to end andadapted to engage and slidably hold the can in engagement with theholder, the other end of the frame forming a pouring channel, a cuttingmember' iixedly secured in the channel and adapted to engage an end ofthe can, a handle having a shank secured to the outer side of the frame,said handle being disposed beyond the holder and providing meansadapted. to be grasped for supporting the device, and a cuttingr bladepivotally mounted, intermediate of its ends, on the handle and havingone end adapted to engage the opposite end of the can, said end of thecutting blade having a blunt portion for initially engaging and movingthe can so that the first mentioned end thereof will be pierced by thecutting member, when the cutting blade is actuated, and a sharpenedportion for thereafter engaging and piercing the other end of the can,said device being held, 'when the can is opened, so that the contents ofthe can will iicw into the pouring channel.

3. An opening and dispensing device for cans comprising an elongatedframe, means for detachably mounting a can in the frame for longitudinalsliding movement relatively thereto, xed piercing means secured to theframe and engaging one end of the can, and a manually actuated leverpivotally mounted on the frame having an unsharpened edge disposed toinitially engage the opposite end of the can for moving the can in theframe to cause the piercing means to initially pierce the iirstmentioned can end when the lever is swung in one direction, said leverhaving a sharpened end disposed to thereafter engage and pierce the lastmentiond can end.

JAMES E. BENIGAR.

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